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Name As I read, I will pay attention to punctuation. Sea snakes live in the waters of the Indian and Pacific 11 Oceans. Since snakes are cold-blooded and depend on warmth 20 from their surroundings, their range is limited to the warm 30 tropics and nearby seas. Many live near coral reefs, those 40 stony underwater ridges that attract sea life of all kinds. 50 The total number of snake species is over 2,700. There are 61 only about 50 species of true sea snakes. But sea snakes may 73 be the most numerous of all snakes. 80 Most sea snakes are from two feet to a little more than 92 three feet long. A few grow to about eight feet. Most sea 104 snakes have slender bodies that help them move through the 114 water easily. 116 Living in the sea is a challenge for the sea snakes. They 128 have adapted to the sea in several ways. One way is through 140 their shape. 142 Comprehension Check Practice Fluency 1. Why do sea snakes have to live in warm waters? Main Idea and Details 2. What is one way that sea snakes have adapted to living in water? Main Idea and Details Words Read – Number of Errors = First Read – = Second Read – = 48 Rattlers! • Grade 5/Unit 2 Words Correct Score At Home: Help the student read the passage, paying attention to the goal at the top of the page. © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name Legends are stories that come down from the past, based on the traditions of a people or region. The hero is the main character in a legend, who often does something brave to help others. Personification is the assignment of human characteristics to an animal, a thing, or an idea. Read the following passage from “How Poison Came into the World.” Answer the questions on the lines provided. Practice Literary Element: Hero, Personification Long ago, when the Earth was young, the Choctaw people loved to swim in the cool waters on the bayou. But the Choctaw had to be very careful when swimming because a poisonous plant grew in the heart of the bayou. This plant lived below the surface of the water, so swimmers could not see it until it was too late. The plant, however, did not want to hurt his friends the Choctaw. As more people fell ill, the poor plant became sadder and sadder. Finally, he decided to give away his poison. The plant called the chiefs of the wasps and snakes to meet with him. He asked them to take his poison. 1. Who is the hero in “How Poison Came into the World”? Explain your answer. 2. How is the plant personifi ed? 3. How does the legend refl ect a certain region or people? 4. What sacrifi ce do you think the plant will make? 5. What is the point of this legend? At Home: Think about “How Poison Came into the World” and draw a picture from the legend. Share your picture with a family member or helper, and tell him or her what the legend explains. Rattlers! • Grade 5/Unit 2 49
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Name<br />
As I read, I will pay attention to punctuation.<br />
Sea snakes live in the waters of the Indian and Pacific<br />
11 Oceans. Since snakes are cold-blooded and depend on warmth<br />
20 from their surroundings, their range is limited to the warm<br />
30 tropics and nearby seas. Many live near coral reefs, those<br />
40 stony underwater ridges that attract sea life of all kinds.<br />
50 The total number of snake species is over 2,700. There are<br />
61 only about 50 species of true sea snakes. But sea snakes may<br />
73 be the most numerous of all snakes.<br />
80 Most sea snakes are from two feet to a little more than<br />
92 three feet long. A few grow to about eight feet. Most sea<br />
104 snakes have slender bodies that help them move through the<br />
114 water easily.<br />
116 Living in the sea is a challenge for the sea snakes. They<br />
128 have adapted to the sea in several ways. One way is through<br />
140 their shape. 142<br />
Comprehension Check<br />
<strong>Practice</strong><br />
Fluency<br />
1. Why do sea snakes have to live in warm waters? Main Idea and Details<br />
2. What is one way that sea snakes have adapted to living in water? Main Idea<br />
and Details<br />
Words Read –<br />
Number of<br />
Errors<br />
=<br />
First Read – =<br />
Second Read – =<br />
48<br />
Rattlers! • Grade 5/Unit 2<br />
Words<br />
Correct Score<br />
At Home: Help the student read the passage, paying<br />
attention to the goal at the top of the page.<br />
© <strong>Macmillan</strong>/<strong>McGraw</strong>-<strong>Hill</strong>
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